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Mrs. Donnelly, Benton Pioneer, Dies at 90
Mrs. Thomas Donnelly, 90, longtime Benton county resident and Waterloo settler since 1910, died at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at 723 South Street after a lingering illness. Born in Ireland in 1837, she came to the United States at 12, later moving with her husband to a 280 acre farm near Vinton, then to Waterloo. Surviving are four daughters, two sons and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her husband died Jan. 9, 1913. Funeral is set for Thursday at Sacred Heart Church with burial in Dysart, pending further arrangements.
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Thomas Donnelly
Benton County
Waterloo
South Street
Land
United States
Alr
Passeya
Iowa
Settl
Iowa City
Marcella S Wala Getle Boekewott
M. J. Driscall
Mullan Avenue
Rice
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
John M. Molloy
Dysart